In February, Dubai’s Museum of the Future Foundation – the country’s innovation incubator – first established a “Global Blockchain Council” among private firms, government agencies and startups to research the potentials of the technology.

The council presented seven pilot projects in May: using Blockchain in health records, securing the diamond trade; recording title transfers, business registrations and digital wills; and boosting tourism.

So far, governments globally have been using Blockchain to improve its public service delivery. Australia plans to use it in elections voting; the Republic of Georgia and Sweden are exploring Blockchain in its land registry system; while Singapore is trialing the tech to prevent freight firms from defrauding banks.

GovInsider is running a strategic foresight breakfast on 28 October where Australia’s CSIRO will present on plans for blockchain in the public sector.

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